“I should hook you up with his twin, Remo, and we can do a double date,” Danni said, as Stori continued to curl her hair.
“If he looks anything like Nas, then you can count me in,” Danni’s friend, Gina said.
Gina was a guard at the prison too and she was always down for some drama. When Danni told her about going to Stori’s shop, she was ready to roll with her. They damn near stalked Stori on Instagram and Danni originally wanted to send her a message. When they saw how nice Stori did hair, they decided to pay her a visit instead. Danni wanted to cry when she saw the post that Nas made about becoming a father soon. Stori had posted a picture of herself and Danni didn’t have to wonder who the baby’s mother was. Stori had a very visible baby bump and she appeared to be at least six months in.
“That nigga got a girl but that don’t mean shit. Nas had a wife and I was fucking him almost every night. I don’t know why that hoe thought she was special. Everybody knows about that birth mark on his inner thigh,” Danni said, making Stori almost drop her flat iron.
“We need to go their club one day soon,” Gina replied.
“You’re late boo. I’m always over there. I don’t really be in the club part though. I always go straight upstairs to the office. And trust me, you don’t want to know what goes on up there,” Danni laughed.
Stori was furious and she couldn’t wait to see Naseem’s dog ass. As much as she wanted Nas when she first saw him, she knew that he came with a lot of baggage. Nas and Remo had women falling at their feet but he had Stori fucked up. She didn’t care that she was pregnant with his baby. She was nobody’s fool and that included Naseem. Whoever the bitch was in her chair had obviously dealt with him before and she wanted Stori to know it. Admittedly, she was cute in the face but she was built like a teenaged boy. Her friend had a bad ass shape but she had the worst adult acne that Stori had ever seen. The fact that they came to her shop with the bullshit really had her heated. Toi usually helped out on Saturdays but she was happy that she wasn’t home that day. Stori was sure that her little sister would have had questions about what they were saying. Lady flew in the night before and she took Toi and her friends shopping and out to dinner.
“You’re all done boo.” Stori smiled as she handed Danni the mirror.
“It’s beautiful. I’ll definitely be hitting you up again,” Danni replied as she handed Stori some money.
“Me too,” Gina said as she stood to her feet.
“Thanks ladies. Y’all have a good day,” Stori said as she saw them out and locked up. They had her fucked up if they thought they were ever stepping foot in her shop again.
She turned off her open sign and headed upstairs. Nas probably wouldn’t be in until later since he and Remo were meeting with a contractor to do a few repairs at the barber shop. That was a good thing because she didn’t want to look in his face at the moment. As soon as Stori got upstairs, she heard keys being inserted into the front door. She frowned, thinking that it was Nas. She quickly adjusted her attitude when Toi and Lady walked in instead.
“Hey Stori.” Toi smiled. She sat her bags on the floor and gave Stori a hug.
“Hey, my Stanka. Did you have fun?” Stori asked as she took a seat on the sofa. Toi sat down next to her and rubbed her belly.
“Yeah, we got manicures, pedicures and facials. Then, we went shopping and out to eat,” Toi replied with a smile.
“I’m ready to shop for my grandbaby too, whenever we found out what you’re having.” Lady smiled.
“We’ll know something soon,” Stori replied.
“Mommy wants to know if I can stay the night with her in her hotel suite. Can I go?” Toi asked.
“Yeah, you can go if you want to,” Stori replied.
“Hannah and Maddie’s mom already said that they can come too,” Toi said excitedly.
“Okay baby. Go put your stuff away and pack your bag. Make sure you pack your own soap and towels. Take a separate bag for your dirty clothes too,” Stori replied, as Toi grabbed her bags and ran upstairs.
“You’re gonna be a great mother Stori,” Lady smiled.
“I’ve had a lot of practice,” Stori replied sarcastically.
“I really appreciate the way you take care of Toi. You’ve done a great job with her and I can’t take credit for any of it. I know I wasn’t the best mother but I wanna be here for my grandchild. I’ve been talking to Richard about moving back to New Orleans. He’s thinking about retiring and working as a consultant. It’s not like he needs the money anyway. If all goes well, we’ll be back home in about six more months or less.” Lady smiled.
“That’s good but Toi is not coming to live with you,” Stori noted.
In the beginning, she was scared and didn’t think that she could raise Toi on her own. Now that she had done it for eight years, she couldn’t imagine not having her around all the time. Lady had her fucked all the way up if that’s what she thought. The hardest part was over and Toi could do for herself now.
“I would never take her away from you. Besides, she’s already made that clear. She loves you too much to leave you.” Lady smiled, right as Toi came back downstairs with her duffel bag.
“I got everything that I need. Bye Stori. I’ll call you later and tell Nas that I’ll see him tomorrow,” Toi said as she leaned down and gave her sister a kiss on the cheek.
“Bye, my Stanka. Love you,” Stori replied while giving her a tight hug.
“I love you too,” Toi said as she pulled away.
Stori walked her mother and sister outside before locking up and setting her alarm. She took a shower and fixed herself a sandwich before lying down to watch tv. She would usually cook something but Toi wasn’t home. Nas could starve and die for all she cared. He was on her shit list and she was happy that he wasn’t there. It was almost as if Stori had thought him up because she heard the alarm beeping a few minutes later. When Nas entered the room, he kicked off his shoes and climbed into bed with her.
“I was hoping that you cooked something. I’m hungry as fuck,” Nas said as he hugged her from behind.
“Get one of your hoes to cook for you because I’m never doing it again,” Stori snapped, surprising him with her reply. Stori had surprised herself too because she was never the jealous type.
“What hoes? The fuck did that even come from?” Nas sat up and asked.
He’d never known Stori to be insecure and he didn’t know what was up with her. She wasn’t the type to trip for nothing either, so he was wondering what happened to make her snap like she did. Latrice had already warned him about the pregnancy hormones but it seemed to be much more than that.
“I don’t think this is going to work out Naseem. We moved way too fast and shit just ain’t right. We don’t have to be together just because we’re expecting a baby. It’s a problem when these hoes get comfortable enough to start coming to my shop with the bullshit,” Stori said as she got up from the bed.
“Who came to your shop?” Nas asked as he walked closer to her.
“One of the same hoes that you’ve been fucking in the office at the strip club,” Stori spat angrily.
“I’m not about to stand here and act like I’m a saint. I did a lot of shit in the past but somebody got me fucked up if they said I’m doing something now. I haven’t touched another bitch since we’ve been together. Hell, I barely look at these hoes out here,” Nas swore.
“The bitch sure seems to know a lot about you though. Talking about your birthmark and everything,” Stori noted.
“Are you serious right now Stori? Half the bitches in New Orleans probably saw my birthmark. I’ve been slanging dick since I was fourteen and you knew I wasn’t a virgin when you got with me. But, I swear on my mama’s grave, I ain’t been on no bullshit since we got together. You know how long I’ve been waiting for this shit between us to happen? Why would I fuck it up just for a quick nut? Our sex life is good as fuck. I’m not trying to jeopardize what we have for another bitch,” Nas swore as he pulled her in f
or a hug.
Stori wanted to protest but she really had no reason to. Nas had never given her a reason to question or doubt him. She knew his every move because he told her. She wasn’t the insecure type, so she never asked. Admittedly, she did feel better after talking to him though. Well, she did until his phone started ringing. When she saw Danni’s name pop up on the screen, she pushed Nas away from her.
“But, the bitch is still calling you though,” Stori fumed.
“Baby, everybody calls this phone. I have businesses,” Nas replied.
“Why didn’t you block her then?” Stori asked.
“I’m a street nigga Stori. I don’t block people. Shit, I’m not even sure that I even know how,” Nas answered honestly. He got several calls from people that he didn’t want to talk to. Either he didn’t answer or he hung up on them when he heard their voices if he did. He wasn’t into all that blocking shit and he had never done it before in his life. He didn’t knock niggas who did it but it just seemed like something that a female would do.
“Fuck you, Naseem! Get out of my face and out of my house. You sound dumb as fuck,” Stori said as she tried to walk away.
“Nah, fuck that. We’re not even about to start this bullshit. I’m not going nowhere and make that your last time saying that shit,” Nas fumed as he grabbed her arm.
“Let me go!” Stori yelled as she used her free hand to punch him in the face. When he let her go, she hit him in the face again before rushing out of the room.
“Ahh! The fuck!” Nas yelled as he grabbed his mouth.
Stori was small but she was feisty. Her tiny hands hurt bad as hell and his entire face was burning. Nas rushed into the bathroom and grabbed a small towel. He tasted the blood in his mouth and his lip was throbbing. He knew that it was busted but it was nothing that he couldn’t handle. Once he cleaned himself up, he went to see where Stori was. He saw a small sliver of light coming from underneath the door of Toi’s bedroom. Had Stori gone anywhere else in the house, he would have taken the door off the hinges to get to her. He didn’t want to scare Toi, so she was safe as long as she was in there. Nas was pissed as he headed back to the bedroom and grabbed his phone. He went into the bathroom and locked the door before calling Danni right back.
“Oh, so you did see me calling you, huh?” Danni asked as soon as she answered the phone.
“Yeah, I saw. You got a nigga in trouble and shit. The fuck did you come to my girl’s shop for? Nah, fuck all that. How did you even know anything about her or her shop?” Nas asked.
“I got my ways but that’s not important. It’s sad that I have to do so much just to get your attention,” Danni replied.
“Now that you got it, what do you plan to do with it?” Nas flirted.
“What do you have in mind?” Danni asked while flirting back.
“You already know what it is. I gotta get off this phone but you owe me since you fucked it up for me at home. We need to link up tomorrow. Maybe you can get us a room,” Nas requested.
“You know I got you boo,” Danni said before she hung up.
“Yeah bitch, I got you too,” Nas fumed as he stripped out of his clothes and prepared to take a shower.
He didn’t understand why everybody was trying so hard to destroy what he was trying to build with Stori. It took him too long to get her and he wasn’t letting another bitch cause him to lose her. For the first time ever, Nas was content with being with just one woman. Hoes just wouldn’t let him be great. It was all good though. He never did have a problem getting his point across and nothing had changed.
T he next morning, Stori got up and fixed herself some breakfast. When Nas walked into the kitchen, she was sitting at the counter eating while reading a book on her phone. She never did look up at him and he hated to be ignored.
“Where’s the rest of the food?” he asked as he looked around the clean kitchen.
“At Waffle House,” Stori flippantly replied.
“Stop playing with me, Stori,” Nas said as he grabbed her fork and started eating some of her food.
“Move Naseem,” Stori whined as he ate most of what was on her plate.
“That shit was good. Fix some more baby. I’ll help you,” he offered.
“I wish the fuck I would.” Stori frowned.
“Stop acting like you’re not still hungry,” Nas laughed.
“I am and that’s the only reason why I’m about to do it. Don’t ever get me confused with these other hoes out here. I’m not your fool,” Stori noted.
“I know you’re not baby and that’s why I love you,” Nas said as he pecked her on the lips.
Stori took the steaks out of the freezer while she instructed Nas on how to peel the potatoes and crack a few eggs. Once they ate and cleaned up, they relaxed on the sofa and watched a movie. She didn’t want to keep giving him a hard time but she was still in her feelings about Danni coming to her shop. Nas was pissed that he’d slept alone for nothing. Had he known that Toi wasn’t there, he would have dragged Stori’s stubborn ass right out of her room and in bed with him where she belonged.
“I got a few moves to make,” Nas said once they had relaxed for most of the day. He and Stori had just woken up from taking a long nap and he had things to do.
“I bet you do,” Stori replied sarcastically.
“Stop acting like that Stori. You know damn well I ain’t out here doing you dirty. That bum bitch coming to your shop pissed you off and I can’t even blame you for that. But, don’t trip. Your man gon’ handle it just like always,” Nas assured her.
“No Naseem, just let it go. I was upset but I trust you. Your way of handling things is not always the best,” Stori said.
“I’m not on no bullshit baby,” Nas swore.
“Kalani was right. You and Remo always say that and y’all are always on some bullshit,” Stori replied as he laughed.
Nas took a quick shower and got dressed for the day. Once he was gone, Stori relaxed on the sofa until her phone rang. She smiled when she saw that it was Kalani calling her.
“Do you have anything planned for tomorrow?” Kalani asked as soon as Stori answered the phone.
“Bring Toi to school and sleep. Why? What’s up?” Stori questioned.
“I just wanted you to come with me somewhere,” Kalani answered.
“Oh okay. Where are you going?” Stori asked.
“To the courthouse to get married,” Kalani replied nonchalantly.
“Bitch what! You’re saying that shit like it ain’t nothing serious,” Stori replied.
“It’s not. We were supposed to go last week until he pissed me off,” Kalani said.
“And I thought I was bad by not fixing Nas breakfast. This bitch is calling off whole weddings and shit,” Stori laughed.
“What are you mad at Nas for?” Kalani asked.
“Girl, I wanted to call and tell you about it last night but I was too tired,” Stori said.
“Come over here. I got ice cream and two spoons waiting on us,” Kalani replied.
“Say no more. I’ll be there shortly,” Stori replied.
Once she freshened up, she called her mother to see what time Toi was coming home. She didn’t want to be by Kalani and have her home by herself for too long. When Stori walked into the garage, she was shocked to see that Nas’ car was still there. She didn’t know what he was up to and she really didn’t care. She didn’t have the energy to be on his back and it wasn’t that serious with her anyway. Almost an hour after they talked, Stori was pulling up to Kalani and Remo’s house. She didn’t even tell Nas that she had left home and she wasn’t going to.
“Girl, my niece is getting big,” Kalani said when she opened the door and rubbed Stori’s protruding belly.
“Yep and she might not have a daddy if that nigga keeps playing with me,” Stori replied.
She and Kalani sat at the island in the kitchen as she ran the entire story down to her. Kalani had seen Danni a few times at the club but it was never that deep with her an
d Nas. Still, Danni had gone too far when she went to Stori’s shop.
“These hoes go too damn far. She better be lucky that Nas is trying to do better.” Kalani frowned.
“They both better be lucky that I’m pregnant. My daughter saved them two birds, but she couldn’t save her daddy from getting punched in the mouth,” Stori replied.
“You hit Nas?” Kalani asked in shock.
“I sure did with his stupid ass,” Stori replied, right as Remo walked into the kitchen.
“Why didn’t you tell my brother that you were coming over here?” Remo asked while looking at Stori.
“Your brother ain’t my damn daddy. He keep trying me with these random ass hoes and he won’t be my man either,” Stori said.
“You sound just as dumb as your friend. I’m dragging her ass straight to the courthouse tomorrow. As soon as your divorce is final, my bro is gonna drag your ass there too,” Remo noted.
“Your brother can’t make me do a damn thing,” Stori argued.
“Yeah, okay. I see your ass is still pregnant though,” Remo snickered.
“What do you have planned for your birthday next week Stori?” Kalani asked.
“Nothing much. It’s on a Friday, so I’ll probably be working.” Stori shrugged.
“Nah, you’ll be off all weekend. My bro got some shit planned,” Remo said.
“You and your brother have no boundaries. I don’t see how Kalani dealt with that shit for so long,” Stori fussed.
“Don’t worry about it sis. You’ll get used to it just like she did.” Remo smiled, right as Stori’s phone rang.
“I guess you told your brother where I was,” Stori said when she saw that Nas was calling her.
“No doubt,” Remo replied with a head nod.
“Yes Naseem,” Stori said when she answered the phone.
“Come outside baby,” Nas replied before he hung up.
Stori slowly slid off the bar stool and made her way outside. When she saw Nas standing next to a black Malibu, her woman’s intuition went into overdrive. The car had Hello Kitty seat covers with the matching sticker decal on the back.
“So, you left your car at home just to go ride around with another bitch?” Stori asked.
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